PATRICIA SALAS PINEDA GROUP VICE PRESIDENT OF HISPANIC STRATEGY AT TOYOTA NORTH AMERICA
• She is 63. Pineda received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Mills College and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of California at Berkeley.
Patricia Salas Pineda is the Group Vice President of Hispanic Strategy at Toyota North America, a member of the board of directors of Levi Strauss & Co., and Chairman of the Latino Corporate Directors Association. As the highest ranking Hispanic executive at Toyota, Pineda is responsible for all facets of engaging with the Hispanic community, from Hispanic business organizations, to media, community groups, and associates. During her career at Toyota, Pineda has held leadership roles in diverse areas such as Legal, Human Resources, Government Relations, Corporate Communications, Governance and Philanthropy. She has an extensive track record of service on non-profit boards and currently serves on the corporate advisory board of the National Council of La Raza. She is very likely to lead the newly created Latino Corporate Directors Association.
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CEO AND A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF GAMESTOP
UNIVISION NEWS ANCHOR, AUTHOR
PAUL RAINES • He is 49. Married to Claudia Raines • Residence: Dallas/Fort Worth, TX He graduated from Georgia Tech with a bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering in 1985 where he was also a member of the Fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta.
Paul Raines is the CEO and a member of the board of directors of GameStop, which is ranked number 311 on the Fortune 500, with $9.3 billion in revenue. GameStop has over 6,600 locations and 36,000 employees worldwide. Raines is also a board member of Advance Auto Parts, which is ranked number 294 on the Fortune 500, with over $9.8 billion in revenues. Raines has had a terrific career in retail and having previously served in leadership roles with Game Stop, Home Depot, L.L. Bean, and Kurt Salmon Associates. news.gamestop.com/leadership/executivemanagement/j-paul-raines
JORGE RAMOS • Born March 16, 1958, he is divorced and lives in Miami. He majored in Communications from the Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City.
This Mexican-born journalist left his natal country looking for more freedom of expression and the press in the 1980s. Ramos found it in the U.S. where he has risen to become the most popular face of Latino journalism and won multiple Emmy Awards. He started out with a Los Angeles affiliate of the Spanish International Network, where he went national before it was relaunched as Univision in 1987. Ramos has coanchored Noticiero Univision for nearly three decades, covered major events from wars to the September 11 terrorists attacks, and interviewed US and Latin American presidents and Nobel Prize winners. He also hosts Univision’s Al Punto and Fusion’s English-language America With Jorge Ramos. He has authored 11 books and writes a column distributed by the New York Times Syndicate. jorgeramos.com
@jorgeramosnews
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DARREN REBELEZ
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
JIMMIE V. REYNA
PRESIDENT OF IHOP
ROSIE RÍOS TREASURER OF THE UNITED STATES
JUDGE, U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FEDERAL CIRCUIT
• Age 49. Married to Holly Rebelez. Currently lives in Glendale, CA. United States Military Academy at West Point BS, General Engineering 1984 – 1988 University of Houston, C.T. Bauer College of Business MBA, International Business 1994 – 1996
Darren Rebelez is the President of the IHOP brand of DineEquity, Inc., the restaurant franchise system with 3,600 IHOP’s and Applebees in 18 countries. Rebelez is board member of Torchmark Insurance, which is ranked number 621 on the Fortune 1000, with over $3.9 billion in revenue. Rebelez was previously COO of 7-Eleven and during his career has held leadership roles with retail and restaurant companies including ExxonMobil, Dunkin’ Donuts, Thornton Oil Corporation, Fuddruckers and KFC. www.linkedin.com/pub/darren-rebelez/13/a87/463
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• Reyna married his wife, Dolores Ramirez, during his freshman year at the University of Rochester. Born, November 11, 1952 2006-2007: President, Hispanic National Bar Association 2011: Appointed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit by President Barack Obama
Reyna is the first Latino to serve on the CAFC, which has nationwide jurisdiction of appeals arising from federal district courts, the Court of International Trade and the U.S. Court of Claims. He is a recipient of the Ohtli Award, the highest honor bestowed by the Mexican government for a non-Mexican citizen. Reyna currently serves on the Nationwide Hispanic Advisory Council of Big Brothers Big Sisters of America. www.cafc.uscourts.gov/judges/jimmie-v-reynacircuit-judge.html www.facebook.com/pages/JimmieV-Reyna/123263717731529?fref=ts
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• DOB: July 17, 1965. Rios, a graduate of Harvard University, is married to Joe Gumataotao, Jr., an information technology executive. They have two children. 1997: Hired as director of economic development for Fremont, Calif. 2001: Hired as director of economic development and redevelopment for Oakland, Calif. 2009: Sworn in as 43rd Treasurer of the United States
Rios has direct oversight over the U.S. Mint, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, and Fort Knox and is a key liaison with the Federal Reserve. In addition, she serves as senior advisor to the Secretary of the Treasury in the areas of community development and public engagement. She is passionate about supporting Women in Finance and issues of Main Street in the economic recovery. www.treasury.gov/about/organizational-structure/ Rosa-Gumataotao Pages/rios-e.aspx
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